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Trump finally has a Syria strategy. It relies on Russian soldiers and a dictator who Trump said in April had to go.
SPENCER ACKERMAN
07.06.17 7:00 PM ET
For once, Rex Tillerson is not freelancing.
Late Wednesday, ahead of the first-ever meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the secretary of state suggested that the U.S. is willing to explore joint mechanisms with Russia to stabilize the vicious Syrian civil war.
After a dizzying series of policy shifts on Syria, administration and congressional sources tell The Daily Beast that Team Trump is introducing the beginnings of a new strategy for Syriaone that, in the short term at least:
leaves dictator Bashar al-Assad in power;
acquiesces to the idea of safe zones proposed by Russia and its allies;
leans on cooperation from Moscow, including the use of Russian troops to patrol parts of the country.
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Demtexan
(1,588 posts)Just sign in the proper places.
That is why the secret meeting.
Zoonart
(11,750 posts)Russia gets Syria.
onecaliberal
(32,489 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,085 posts)....just give Russia everything they wanted.
Sad.
Predictable.
Very predictable.
But still....sad.
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)Trump don't do plans. He's also a wholly owned subsidiary of Putin.